
THE 58th ANNUAL ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE
The Minneapolis St. Patrick’s Day Association welcomes your family
in safely celebrating St. Patrick’s Day 2026 at our 58th annual parade!
The parade will be held:
Saturday, March 14th, 2026 at 1pm on Nicollet Ave in downtown Minneapolis, MN.
Line up starts at 12pm on Nicollet Ave and 6th Street, and the parade ends at Nicollet Ave and 12th Street.
If you would like to participate in the parade, entry is $50 for nonprofits and families*, payable online to our PayPal (themspda@gmail.com) or via cash or check, which either can be addressed to the Minneapolis St. Patrick's Day Association, 509 Mill Street NE, Minneapolis, MN 55421 or brought day of the parade.
Following the parade, there will be an after-party at the Basilica of Saint Mary! All are welcome to join!
Entry to the after-party is $5!
Get a traditional Irish meal for $15!
If you would like to participate in the parade,
click the "Parade Entry Form" button below.
(NOTE: you must pay ahead of time or day of to participate)
*If you are a for-profit or politician participant, entry is $150
Questions about this parade? Email us at
VFW #230 MEAT RAFFLE
Every other Friday, MSPDA hosts a meat raffle at VFW #230 in Columbia Heights starting at 6pm!
There are multiple rounds, and each round, tickets are usually $1-2 dollars with a limit of 4 per person. We also do a couple free drink token drawings throughout the evening! Check out our Google calendar to see when we'll be hosting!
Come check us out and help raise money for the American Diabetes Association!
OUR EVENTS CALENDAR
Come hang out with the Blarney gals during their button-selling blitzing and check out other upcoming events such as the Ms. Blarney crowning, St. Paddy's parade, and our ongoing meat raffle events, which are every other Friday at VFW #230 in Columbia Heights!
2023 MS. BLARNEY CONTEST
Come see the Irish-American royalty of Minneapolis share their interests
and talk about their goals of helping the diabetic community.
The winner will be crowned as Ms. Blarney while the rest become princesses.
Current and previous Ms. Blarney and princess winners are invited to participate in the parade!

Come celebrate the crowning of our Ms. Blarney!
Where: O'Shaughnessy Distillery in the Potato Bar, Minneapolis, MN 55414
When: Sunday, March 12th at 3pm.
THE 54th ANNUAL ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE
The Minneapolis St. Patrick’s Day Association looks forward to celebrating with your family and friends for St. Patrick’s Day 2022!
Plans are currently TBD, but will be shared here once finalized!
Questions, thoughts, or ideas about the parade? Email us at
THE MSPDA SILENT AUCTION
Minneapolis St. Patrick's Day Association Virtual Silent Auction
Happening now on Facebook!
Click on the link here to the MSPDA event for this week's silent auction!
Items will be posted on the event page in the Discussion section!
You can participate in the auction by commenting the amount you would like to wager on the basket you're interested in!
Good luck with your bids!
Winners will be announced 7pm on Fridays!
MS. BLARNEY CONTEST
Come see the Irish-American royalty of Minneapolis share their interests
and talk about their goals of helping the diabetic community.
The winner will be crowned as Ms. Blarney while the rest become princesses.
Current and previous Ms. Blarney and princess winners are invited to participate in the parade!

Entry for the Ms. Blarney contest is now closed!
Event details are below:
WHEN: Sunday, March 1st, 2020 at 6pm
WHERE: Kieran's Pub in downtown Minneapolis
Come enjoy the show!
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